THE . BIRD'S SONG.

HE was singing at the top of his voice, and it was a very
beautiful voice, too. He was so full of his song. that he
did not feel afraid of anything or anybody, and when he
saw a tall lady and a little girl coming up the path he
did not think of flying away; he only perched himself on a
higher branch, and sang louder than ever. “Listen to the
bird,” said the tall lady; “he is singing beautifully.” The
little girl climbed to the top of the bank and listened. ‘‘I
wonder what he is singing about? I wonder what he is”
saying 2” she said. .‘ Perhaps he is thanking the sun for
shining so*brightly,” said the tall lady.” “Perhaps he is
talking to the flowers,” said the little girl. The bird
finished his. song, and hopped down from the: branch into
a bush.~ The tall lady stepped quietly up to the bush
and peeped. Then she beckoned to the little girl, and the
little girl climbed down from the bank, and peeped into

the bush too, Then they both smiled, and as they walked
quietly away the little girl said, “So that is why he was
singing.” Can you guess what the tall lady and the little

girl saw in the bush?